The Campeonato Sergipano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. It is run by the Sergipe Football Federation (FSF).
Professionalism was introduced into Sergipe football in 1960, with the first state championship involving professional players being held that year.
History The first football championship in Sergipe was held in 1918. The competition, organised by the Liga Desportiva Sergipana (LDS, Sergipe Sports League), featured four teams: Cotinguiba, 41° Batalhão FC, Sergipe, and Industrial. Cotinguiba emerged as champions, defeating Sergipe 2-0 in the final match. In 1919, no championship was held.
From 1920 to 1948, the matches took place at the Adolpho Rolemberg stadium, considered one of the best in the north and northeast regions, according to newspapers of the time.
In 1927, a new entity was established, the Liga Sergipana de Esportes Atléticos (LSEA, Sergipe Athletic Sports League), with only three affiliated clubs: Associação Atlética, América, and Palmeiras, while the LDS had four affiliated clubs: Sergipe, Brasil, Cotinguiba, and Aracaju.
In 1928, the LSEA took full control of football in Sergipe, following the dissolution of the LDS and the subsequent affiliation of its clubs to the newly created league.
In 1931, eight more clubs joined the LSEA: Vasco, Guarani, Paulistano, Palestra, Vitório, Siqueira Campos, 13 de Julho, and ETEA.
From 1936 onwards, the Sergipe championship began to include clubs from the Sergipe countryside, with Ipiranga from the city of Maruim being the first.
In 1939, the championship was organised with a "Division of the Interior", comprising four affiliated clubs (Ipiranga, Riachuelo, Socialista, and Laranjeiras), and a "Division of the Capital". Ipiranga won the interior championship, while Sergipe won the capital championship. In a "best of three" series between the two, Sergipe became the overall champion of 1939, scoring two goals in extra time in the decisive match. However, Ipiranga filed an appeal with the league against Sergipe, which had included player Renato Vieira, registered with the Paulista League. Upon consultation, the latter confirmed the complaint made by the Maruim-based club. As a result, the LSEA proclaimed Ipiranga the champion of Sergipe for 1939. This format of competition continued until 1958.
In 1959, the championship was divided into zones: East (capital), North, South, and Centre. The top five teams from the capital joined the champions from the interior zones and competed in a two-round Sergipe Championship.
In 1960, a mixed professional system was introduced, and the first professional championship was held that year.
In 1970, the "Era of Batistão" began, with the stadium inaugurated in June 1969, boasting a capacity of 45,000 people. During the 1970s, the average paying attendance at Batistão was 8,000 people.
In the 1980 championship, a promotion and relegation system was introduced.
List of champions Amateur era SeasonChampionsRunners-up1918 Cotinguiba (1)Sergipe 1919 Not held1920Cotinguiba (2)1921Industrial (1)Sergipe 1922Sergipe (1)1923Cotinguiba (3)Industrial1924Sergipe (2)1925–1926 Not held1927Sergipe (3)1928Sergipe (4)1929Sergipe (5)1930–1931 Not held1932Sergipe (6)1933Sergipe (7)1934Palestra (1)Vitória1935Palestra (2)Sergipe 1936Cotinguiba (4)1937Sergipe (8)1938 Not held1939Ipiranga (1)Sergipe1940Sergipe (9)Laranjeiras1941Riachuelo (1)1942Cotinguiba (5)1943Sergipe (10)Riachuelo1944Vasco (1)Ipiranga 1945Ipiranga (2)Vasco 1946Olímpico (1)Ipiranga 1947Olímpico (2)Riachuelo1948Vasco (2)Olímpico1949Palestra (3)Vasco1950Passagem (1)Paulistano1951Confiança (1)Passagem1952Cotinguiba (6)Passagem1953Vasco (3)Riachuelo1954Confiança (2)Passagem 1955Sergipe (11)Confiança1956Santa Cruz (1)Paulistano1957Santa Cruz (2)Cotinguiba1958Santa Cruz (3)Confiança1959Santa Cruz (4)Olímpico
Professional era SeasonChampionsRunners-up1960Santa Cruz (5)Sergipe 1961Sergipe (12)Santa Cruz1962Confiança (3)Vasco1963Confiança (4)Sergipe1964Sergipe (13)Santa Cruz1965Confiança (5)América de Propriá1966América de Propriá (1)Confiança 1967Sergipe (14)Confiança 1968Confiança (6)Sergipe1969Itabaiana (1)Olímpico1970Sergipe (15)Itabaiana1971Sergipe (16)Itabaiana1972Sergipe (17)Lagarto EC1973Itabaiana (2)Sergipe1974Sergipe (18)Confiança 1975Sergipe (19)Lagarto EC1976Confiança (7)Cotinguiba 1977Confiança (8)Sergipe1978Itabaiana (3)Sergipe1979Itabaiana (4)Cotinguiba 1980Itabaiana (5)Confiança1981Itabaiana (6)Sergipe 1982Itabaiana (7) Tie for championSergipe (20)1983Confiança (9)Estanciano1984Sergipe (21)Confiança 1985Sergipe (22)Itabaiana1986Confiança (10)Sergipe 1987Vasco (4)Itabaiana1988Confiança (11)Sergipe 1989Sergipe (23)Confiança1990Confiança (12)Sergipe 1991Sergipe (24)Confiança1992Sergipe (25)Confiança1993Sergipe (26)Vasco 1994Sergipe (27)Confiança1995Sergipe (28)Confiança1996Sergipe (29)Olímpico de Itabaianinha1997Itabaiana (8)Confiança1998Lagartense (1)Vasco 1999Sergipe (30)Lagartense 2000Confiança (13) Tie for championSergipe (31)2001Confiança (14)Lagartense 2002Confiança (15)Itabaiana 2003Sergipe (32)Confiança2004Confiança (16)Sergipe 2005Itabaiana (9)Sergipe 2006Pirambu (1)Confiança 2007América de Propriá (2)Confiança 2008Confiança (17)Sergipe 2009Confiança (18)Sergipe 2010River Plate (1)Confiança 2011River Plate (2)São Domingos 2012Itabaiana (10)Confiança 2013Sergipe (33)River Plate2014Confiança (19)Socorrense 2015Confiança (20)Estanciano 2016Sergipe (34)Itabaiana 2017Confiança (21)Itabaiana 2018Sergipe (35)Itabaiana 2019Freipaulistano (1)Itabaiana 2020Confiança (22)Sergipe2021Sergipe (36)Lagarto FC 2022Sergipe (37)Falcon 2023Itabaiana (11)Confiança2024Confiança (23)Sergipe 2025Confiança (24)Itabaiana2026Sergipe (38)Confiança
Titles by clubs
Teams in bold still active.
Rank Club Winners Winning years1 Sergipe38 1922, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1982 (shared), 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 (shared), 2003, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 20262 Confiança24 1951, 1954, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2000 (shared), 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2024, 20253 Itabaiana11 1969, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 (shared), 1997, 2005, 2012, 20234 Cotinguiba6 1918, 1920, 1923, 1936, 1942, 19525 Santa Cruz 5 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 19606 Vasco4 1944, 1948, 1953, 19877 Palestra3 1934, 1935, 19498 América de Propriá2 1966, 2007Ipiranga 1939, 1945Olímpico 1946, 1947 River Plate 2010, 201112 Frei Paulistano1 2019Industrial 1921 Lagartense 1998 Passagem 1950Pirambu 2006 Riachuelo 1941
By city
City Championships Clubs Aracaju78Sergipe (38), Confiança (24), Cotinguiba (6), Vasco (4), Palestra (3), Olímpico (2), Industrial (1) Itabaiana11Itabaiana (11) Estância5Santa Cruz (5) Carmópolis2River Plate (2) Maruim2Ipiranga (2) Propriá2América (2) Frei Paulo1Frei Paulistano (1) Lagarto1Lagartense (1) Neópolis1Passagem (1) Pirambu1Pirambu (1) Riachuelo1Riachuelo (1)
See also Campeonato Sergipano Série A2
References
External links FSF Official Website RSSSF